Queen Mary University of London

Updated 9 may 2026
Country
United Kingdom
Founded
1785
Type
Education
ROR
026zzn846
FWUR Rank#152 globally (of 4980)#18 in United Kingdom
FWUR rank

Where the rankings agree — and where they don't

Methodology in active development · v0.1
Consensus 90,9/ 100Trimmed Mean v0.16 of 6 agenciesDivergent agency signal

But the 6 rankings disagree about this institution.

Range: rank 110–379 (269 positions apart).

Headline composite trimmed: dropped THE (#134, most generous score) and ARWU (#201, harshest score).

QS
110[src]of 1462
THE
134[src]of 2119
RUR
142[src]of 1128
CWUR
163[src]of 1929
ARWU
201[src]of 996
SCImago
379[src]of 4699
FWUR
152of 4980

Distance from FWUR composite

Diagnostic only

Per-agency absolute distance from the trimmed-mean composite, in score space (0–100). Display only — does not feed back into the composite or any agency-quality measure. Lower means the agency reads this institution closer to the consensus.

  • QS1,6
  • THE2,8
  • ARWU11
  • CWUR0,7
  • RUR3,4
  • SCImago1,1

Why the divergence?

Research-oriented agencies
85,9ARWU + SCImago

Research output, citations, and bibliometric coverage.

Reputation-sensitive agencies
93,1QS + THE

Academic and employer reputation surveys.

Hybrid agencies
89,6CWUR + RUR

Mixed pillars including outcome and balance metrics.

Cycle alignment: agencies' latest publications mix years (2025/2026). Treat year-over-year deltas with care.

FWUR is a transparent synthesis of six published rankings — not a direct measurement of educational or research quality.

Try other agency subsets

Adjust the weights below to see how the consensus shifts. Custom views are not the canonical FWUR rank.

Pick your agencies (Mode C)

Toggle agencies to see how the composite + rank shift. The default is all six.

Default (Trimmed Mean, all 6) · #152 · 90.9
= canonical FWUR rank (toggle agencies off to customize)

Custom views are not the canonical FWUR rank.

Re-rank with your priorities

Slide the weights below. The composite, dimension scores, and methodology label update live.

Research33%
Research output and citations · ARWU + SCImago
85.9
Reputation33%
Academic and employer surveys · QS + THE
93.1
Outcome33%
Employability and balanced pillars · CWUR + RUR
89.6
Default (Trimmed Mean) · 90.9 / 100

Source observations · inputs to FWUR rank

CWUR2025
#163
cwur.org
RUR2025
#142
roundranking.com
SCImago2025
#379
scimagoir.com

Ranking trajectory · 2005–2024

CWUR climbed #214 → #161 (2014–2024)

2024
#1#100#200#30020052009201420192024YEAR 2024FWUR▲24#144QS▼19#145THE▼11#135ARWU#201CWUR▼6#161RUR▲139#118SCImago▲1#323
Show as table (accessible fallback)
YearQSTHEARWUCWURRURSCImago
2005#203
2006#201
2007#149#151
2008#160#152
2009#164#152#342
2010#147#201#82#332
2011#172#120#201#103#310
2012#147#127#201#171#280
2013#115#145#201#95#263
2014#98#114#201#214#161#241
2015#98#107#151#209#137#230
2016#109#98#151#199#141#212
2017#123#113#151#195#118#267
2018#127#121#151#187#97#335
2019#119#130#151#171#165
2020#126#110#201#155#320
2021#114#110#201#154#120#279
2022#117#117#201#153#128#302
2023#126#124#201#155#257#324
2024#145#135#201#161#118#323

Peer comparison cohort

Same country

#InstitutionStudentsAvg rank
1The University of Warwick146.0
2Newcastle University144.0

Global peers

#InstitutionCountryStudentsAvg rank
1Harvard UniversityEstados Unidos1.0
2Tsinghua UniversityChina17.0
3The University of MelbourneAustralia27.0

Where these numbers come from

Licensing: Each ranking agency licenses its full data and methodology under terms specific to that agency. FWUR exposes per-cycle headline ranks under fair-use citation; for sub-indicator scores or commercial use, refer to each agency's licensing page. ADR-040 §결정 4 forbids constructing per-pillar "FWUR Teaching/Research/Reputation Score" naming until ≥4 of 6 agencies grant sub-indicator licensing.

Sources